Frozen Skipjack Loins
Skipjack TunaSkipjack is the species most commonly used in canned tuna. It is mainly sold as canned light or chunk light tuna, and it is also available fresh and frozen. Skipjack has the most pronounced taste of all of the tropical tunas and when raw, good-quality skipjack meat is deep red. Smaller fish are lighter red. Cooked skipjack becomes light gray. Some canned skipjack maybe be mixed with yellowfin tuna when the species arent separated at harvest. Some sushi markets prefer skipjack tuna because its comparable to yellowfin tuna when fried or grilled.
